From Phenotype to Genotype: Exploring Middle School Students' Understanding of Genetic Inheritance in a Web-Based Environment

Williams, Michelle, Montgomery, Beronda L and Manokore, Viola (2012) From Phenotype to Genotype: Exploring Middle School Students' Understanding of Genetic Inheritance in a Web-Based Environment The American Biology Teacher, 74 (1). pp. 35-40. ISSN 0002-7685, 1938-4211

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Abstract

Research shows that students face challenges as they learn about genetic inheritance. The challenges could emanate from the fact that genetic inheritance involves unseen processes at different organizational levels. We explored students' understanding of heredity and related concepts such as cells and reproduction using a Web-based Science Inquiry Environment (WISE) curriculum unit that was developed to help middle school students learn about genetic inheritance. Our findings suggest that students made significant gains from pretest to posttest. However, despite overall gains, some students struggled to explain the importance of mitotic and meiotic divisions in transferring genetic information.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	3901 Curriculum and Pedagogy, 39 Education, Genetics, Pediatric Research Initiative
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	10 May 2021 09:15
Last Modified:	23 May 2026 05:51
DOI:	10.1525/abt.2012.74.1.8
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3121820
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